General Information

The Joint Undergraduate Engineering Programof UMSL and Washington University was approved in 1993 by the University of Missouri and the Coordinating Board for Higher Education. The program is designed to offer course work beyond the pre-engineering courses at UMSL and the area community colleges. Pre-engineering and general education courses are offered at UMSL, and upper-level engineering courses are offered in the evenings and on Saturdays on the Washington University campus: this schedule permits students to co-op during the day at local engineering firms. Students will be admitted to the upper-division program only after they have completed an acceptable pre-engineering program. They can earn a bachelor of science in civil engineering (B.S.C.E.), a bachelor of science in electrical engineering (B.S.E.E.), or a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering (B.S.M.E.).

Mission Statement

The mission of the UMSL/WU Joint Undergraduate Engineering Program is consistent with the mission of UMSL which is to provide a high quality education leading to a well-trained, sophisticated work force primarily for the St. Louis region. The program strives to excite and nurture the intellectual, technical, professional and personal development of the students through a partnership which provides a mechanism for Washington University to share its campus, resources and personnel with the UM-St Louis students, many of whom are place-bound individuals, The Joint Program reflects the eagerness of the institutions to work in unison to serve the needs of the St. Louis community.

Educational Objectives

The aspirations of the UMSL/WU Joint Undergraduate Engineering Program are to make positive, substantive and lasting contributions to the lives of our students. In this manner, the students should be able to apply their comprehensive education within the engineering profession or an alternatively related field.

The objectives of the program are structured to impart an education that constitutes the essential ingredients for Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering practice. The alumni of these programs are expected to develop professional skills that facilitate their continued career growth well beyond their graduation. The objectives also build on the fact that the typical nontraditional and traditional students in these programs often have work experience in or related to engineering practice.

The principal objectives of the UMSL/WU Joint Undergraduate Engineering Program are:

To impart an education in the Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering disciplines that inspires the graduates to constantly share their knowledge with others, to continually improve their knowledge and understanding, and to persistently adapt to change in technology and world needs.

Specifically, the goals of the programs are:

To have the ability to apply fundamental knowledge in mathematics and science in the solution of technical problems;

To have the ability to investigate, carry out and perform all elements of the design process in the respective engineering practice;

To understand the need for lifelong learning to remain at the forefront of technology;

To understand the societal, health, environmental and human impact on their actions and to act in an ethical and legally responsible manner; and

To have an appreciation for and to assimilate the qualities of professional leaders and team players such as communication, networking, and integrity.

The B.S.C.E., the B.S.E.E., and the B.S.M.E. are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202-4012 – telephone: (410) 347-7700.

AdmissionAdmission to candidacy for these degrees is granted jointly by the University of Missouri-St. Louis and Washington University.

Normally admission is granted to persons who have completed the pre-engineering program with a minimum grade point average of 2.75 over all mathematics, chemistry, physics, and introductory engineering courses (statics and dynamics). Students with less than a 2.75 grade point average, but at least a C in all their science and math courses, may be admitted on a probationary basis. These students must pass an Engineering Math Workshop with a grade of B or better, and then pass JEMT 3170 Engineering Mathematics in the first year with a C- or better, in order to continue in the program.

Degree Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering Bachelor
of Science in Electrical Engineering Bachelor
of Science in Mechanical Engineering

A program of 137 semester hours is required for the Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, a program of 127 semester hours is required for the Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, and a program of 139 semester hours is required for the Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, as shown below:

All majors must complete the University General Education requirements, the Pre-Engineering Requirements and the Core Engineering Requirements. Except with special permission of the program faculty, to be eligible to take the other upper-level engineering courses (those with course numbers starting with the letter "J":

All students must first complete JEMT 3170, Engineering Mathematics, with a minimum grade of C-.
Mechanical and Electrical Engineering majors must also complete J E ENGR 2300, Introduction to Electrical Networks with a minimum grade of C-.
Civil engineering majors must complete either J E ENGR 2300, Introduction to Electrical Networks, or J M ENGR 3200 Thermodynamics, with a minimum grade of C-.

A minimum grade of C- is necessary to meet the prerequisite requirement for any course.

Humanities and Social Sciences ElectivesThe student's choice of humanities and social sciences electives must meet both the UMSL General Education Requirements and the Humanities and Social Sciences Requirements of the Joint Undergraduate Engineering Program. Check with your adviser for details. In particular:

Three courses in the humanities and 3 courses in social sciences must be taken

One of the social sciences must be a course in American history or government or in Missouri history or government

One of the humanities or social science courses must be at the junior level or above

The cultural diversity requirement must be fulfilled.

Some courses that fulfill the humanities [H] or social sciences [SS] breath of study requirement do not count as Humanities and Social Sciences Electives; an example would be a statistics course taught in economics or psychology. See the Office of the Joint Undergraduate Engineering Program for a listing of courses that do not count as Humanities or Social Sciences Electives in this program, or check with your advisor.

Graduation RequirementsIn addition to the requirements of the University of Missouri-St. Louis that apply to all candidates for undergraduate degrees, the student must earn a minimum campus grade point average of 2.0 and a minimum grade point average of 2.0 for all engineering courses attempted at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.

Minor in Environmental Engineering ScienceA program of 18 semester hours is required to earn the minor in environmental engineering science. The minor is designed to provide formal recognition to recipients of
bachelor's degrees in civil, electrical, or mechanical engineering that they have acquired the education necessary for entry-level careers as environmental professionals. They will also have a solid foundation to undertake graduate-level education in environmental engineering science.

Enrollment in all courses in the minor in environmental engineering science is limited to students who have been admitted to candidacy for the bachelor of science in civil engineering, the bachelor of science in electrical engineering, or the bachelor of science in mechanical engineering in the UMSL/ Washington University Joint Undergraduate Engineering Program. The minor may
be awarded only to students who earn the bachelor of
science in civil engineering, the bachelor of science in electrical engineering, or the bachelor of science in mechanical engineering in the UMSL/ Washington University Joint Undergraduate Engineering Program.

Engineering Design and Engineering
Science RequirementsThe number of semester hours assigned to each engineering course in the Joint Undergraduate Engineering Program is further divided into hours of engineering design, engineering science, and basic science content. Engineering topics is the sum of engineering science hours and engineering design hours. The following table shows the design hours and engineering science hours for courses in the engineering programs.

Each engineering student must complete a curriculum that contains at least 48 hours of engineering topics semester hours, including all courses: pre-engineering requirements, engineering core requirements, major requirements, and electives. Civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering majors should consult with their advisers to select electives at the 3000 and 4000 level that include sufficient engineering design and engineering science content to produce the required totals. Transfer courses from other institutions do not necessarily have the same engineering science and engineering design content as their equivalents in the UMSL/Washington University Joint Undergraduate Engineering Program. Students who include transfer courses in their curricula should consult with their advisers to be sure that these requirements are met.

FeesStudents register on the UMSL campus and pay UMSL fees plus an engineering fee for both pre-engineering and engineering courses. Limits on enrollments are determined by the availability of resources.

Career Outlook

Engineering is one of the few careers in which the bachelor's degree is a professional degree. Students earning a bachelor of science degree in one of the engineering disciplines are well qualified for entry-level engineering positions in a variety of businesses, industries, consulting firms, and government agencies. As society becomes increasingly dependent on technology, the outlook for all engineering disciplines becomes increasingly bright. Engineering careers typically rank at, or very near, the top of virtually any published rating of promising jobs for the 21st Century. Besides tackling challenging technical problems, roughly two-thirds of all engineers will have some level of management responsibility within ten years of receiving their bachelor's degrees. Many practicing engineers will eventually continue their education by pursuing graduate degrees on a part-time basis. Typical areas of graduate study include all advanced technical and scientific fields and management.

For Further InformationFor information about enrolling
in this program, please contact the UMSL/Washington University
Joint Undergraduate Engineering Program at (314) 516-6800, or the Washington
University School of Engineering and Applied Science at (314) 935-6100.